From the grid the cars power their way down past the pits in top gear at 180 mph. Dropping through the gears and decelarating hard, the Castrol Kurve is a sharp right-hand turn negotiated in 2nd gear at 70 mph. Once through the turn the circuit opens out into a near straight that is over half a mile in length. At a top speed of 180 mph, the cars flash past the Naturtribune West stands on the left as the track curves slightly out to the left.
At the end of the straight the tight Remus Kurve looms. It is the hardest braking point in the circuit with drivers pulling -3.6 g as they brake hard to 40 mph at the apex of the 150 degree corner. Out of here is another long straight, only slightly shorter than the last but just as as fast as it passes in front of the Naturtribune Nord stands. The circuit then enters the most curvaceous part of the track which swings sharply at first to the right before more gentle, faster bends.
